Fazıl Apaydın, MD n UEMS representative of EAFPS (since 2010) n General secretary of EAFPS (two weeks ago in Oslo) n Member of the International Board of Facial Plastic Surgery

Outline  European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)  Fellowship and Residency programme  European Board of Facial Plastic Surgery  CEN

Facial Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery within ORL-HNS Fazıl Apaydın, MD

Executive Board with Board of Directors

Why I am here?  Implementation of FPRAS in a more systematic way into the resident’s logbook  Two-year subspecialty training for FPRAS

Analogy

Roommates in FPRAS  Plastic surgeons  Maxillofacial surgeons  Dermatologists  Oculoplastic surgeons  Aesthetic doctors  General surgeons

We are ENT doctors  Not even surgeons  Because we do not have the “surgery” title in our specialty name  Questioned in court five years ago in Canada

UEMS ORL SECTION AND BOARD SUBSPECIALTY TRAINING PROGRAMME IN FACIAL PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESHTHETIC SURGERY

Subspecialty Training Programme in FPRAS (42 pages)  Introduction  Definition of the subspecialty  Description and requirements for the training centre  Trainee  Programme director  Programme  Evaluation  Content of the logbook  Charters on training and visitation  Required literature and scientific journals to be mastered

EAFPS Fellowship  Euros totally  Should be completed in 1 to 2 years  Total duration is 12 months full time  3 months international observership  Board exam

 All subspecialties will probably benefit from clearly defined fields, rather than having vast grey zones  Some overlapping is acceptable  Do not intend to give rise to competition between ENT subspecialties

Outline  European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)  Fellowship and Residency programme  European Board of Facial Plastic Surgery  CEN

EBCFPRS  Santdeep Paun  President

Mission  Dedication to setting standards in FPS in Europe  To determine which candidates fulfill rigorous standards  To provide certification for successful candidates

Process  Application - by end of Nov  Requirements  100 cases in 2 years  Examination process  Fellow Track  Regular Track

Associations  Exam in cooperation with ABFPRS  Part of the IBCFPRS

Examination process  300 MCQs - over 6 hours Day 1  Oral protocols - 3 examiners Day 2

Preparation  Materials available from IBCFPRS / ABFPRS  Books  Literature reviews  Good clinical practice / exposure

London 2013  Inaugural examination  14 candidates  12 passed  2 exceptional scores

Financing  Funded by EAFPS  Liability and Indemnity  Charitable funds

London 2014  Please apply by end November 2013

Outline  European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)  Fellowship and Residency programme  European Board of Facial Plastic Surgery  CEN

From the Position Paper of EAFPS

Comité Européen de Normalisation  The UEMS has repeatedly made clear its absolute opposition to the CEN initiative to develop standards in Aesthetic Medicine/Surgery  This has been addressed through a campaign based on an open letter, that has been supported by other EMOs and NMAs  The UEMS has also used its contacts with relevant stakeholders political decision-makers to emphasise its profound concerns

Outline  European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)  Fellowship and Residency programme  European Board of Facial Plastic Surgery  CEN

Questions  Fate of the logbooks  Dissemination and acceptance of the logbooks by subspecialty societies, UEMS Council, and European countries  Funding  1 year EAFPS fellowsip to 2 year UEMS fellowship  Timing of the subspecialization  Overlapping procedures

Main Objectives - EAFPS  To help change the subspecialty name to ORL-HNS  Implementation of FPRAS in a more systematic way into the resident’s logbook  Two-year subspecialty training for FPRAS  To increase the impact of UEMS and UEMS-ENT in European Countries

Thank you for your attention